The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-09-15

| Of money in circulation, Or some folks have
a reckless disregard of the truth.
| When we had heard the news yesterday
morning, upon meeting our young friend
Z. Ashby Watkins. Town Commissioner
and Clerk to the Board. we shook" and
when we had heard some more news we
shook again. 1t is a fine pair OF boys, and
all doing well.
Continued success has crowned the labOrs
of the tobacco farmers is curing their crops.
The weather has been all that could be
desired, the tobacco yellows nicely on the
hill, and the process of curing it attended
| with very little trouble so far as obtaining
the desired color is concerned.
A fertilizer made of tobacco stems,
powdered fine enough 20 be sown with a
drill, is said to be excellent for wheat,
as they not only act as fertilizer but are
also a disinfectant and keep off the fly that
| Injuries young wheat. They can be bought
! for less than ten dollars per ton.
Viewed from every standpoint the bust
ness outlook Of our town and section Is
| most encouraging. With good crops in the
country the farmers will be in better cir
cumstances, and when they are prosperous
all branches Of trade must experience the
same beneficial results.
J. Hiram Goodrich has gone North to
lay in a new stock of goods. lie tells the
GOLD LEAF that he will add largely to his
present stock putting in many new lines
not heretofore carried by him, and will be
better than ever prepared to meet the de-
Eands of his large and growing trade
when he returns.
The great success of many agents en-
plOyed by b. F. johnson & Co., of Rich
mond, is pretty good evidence of the ex-
cellcnce and popularity of the books they
offer to sell through their agents. This is
a reliable house, and any contract made
! with them You can depend on will be faith
fully carried out.
The Battleboro Headlight has been
moved to Goldsboro. Mr.. A. Roscower
is editor, and already the paper shows de-
cided improvement Mr.. Roscower is u
graceful and fluent writer and will no
doubt make his paper very entertaining
one Our best wishes are with him in his
new undertaking.
| Read the announcement of Barnes,
Stainback & Co. in this issue. They are
now busy opening their goods which are
arriving every day, and will be ready for
business next Monday. Energetic, enter
pri5ing young men, the GOLD LEAF predicts
for them successful career as merchants
on their own hook"
An exchange is responsible for the fol-
lowing: 1t is stated that within the past
wear twenty-five men in this country
have shot and killed their wives at night
under the impression that they were bur
glars. The wife who slips out of bed to GO
through her husbands pockets must do SC
at the peril of her life.
A Junius Daniel Camp Of Confederate
Veterans has been formed at LittletOn. 1t
is named in honor of the brave General
Junius Daniel, of Halifax, who was killed
on the twelfth of January, 1864, at SpotSyl-
vania, Virginia, whose memory deserves
not only to be perpetuated in this way, but
by monument or statue of brass or nj rDle.
The prospect of soon having another out.
let by rail to Richmond, via the Oxford &
GAINESVILLE road, now building, and di.
rect communication with Durham, creates
a stronger feeling of confidence in the FIJI,
ture of Henderson and gives to business
and real estate more solid character than
ever before. Verify the prospect is most
pleasing one.
Our bOys-the Carolina base ball club
went down to Norfolk and played match
game with the crack club of that city
Tuesday afternoon. The score stood u to
IL at the close, darkness coming on. They
played another game yesterday. the result
of which we have not heard. The GOLF
LEAF is "betting on" Capt. Moss and his
gallant team.
Everybody seemed to be pretty much in
favor of the railroad Monday Judging
from the way they voted-434 for and none
against. In fact, the thing was SO one
sided-such unanimous sentiment il
favor of it-that there was no occasion fol
elcctioneering work enough to make it i'll
teresting. This accounts in part for a full
vote not being polled.
We are pleased to know the outlook fol
the Henderson Female College continue:
to brighten. This is an enterprise tina
deserves to be literally sustained. 1t un
dertakes to supply the best instruction anl
Attain the highest results at very reasonable
cost Such an institution is blessing t.
the place, and should have the cordial sup
port of our entire people.
Do you want to aid in making your tow
prosperous? Then help to support you
!, local paper it is the great lever power il
the great work. This is the testimony o
I, observant persons everywhere, not oursel
alone. The value of the newspaper il
furthering any cause, and promoting til
! welfare of any individual business or com
munity, cannot we'll be estimated.
l The election held i'm Oxford Monday o
the proposition to subscribe $4,000 for til
purpose of building town hall and marke
: house. resulted in the affirmative by
e vote of go to 81 Our sister town certainl
f shows commendable enterprise in further
Y ing any scheme looking to its promotio
+ and prosperity, from which some othe
places might take valuable lesson.
2 Mr.. Geo. F. Workman tells us he sowe
t.. wheat Tuesday. The farmers of this SCI
a ton he says make mistake in not sowin
n early. On open, sandy land, whes
e sOwed late does not get good start befor
cold weather comes on and its growth is S
greatly retarded that March sowing wi
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